The Sheffield Press

By Zach Clemens Rockwell resident now has to replace her furnace for the fourth time        Problems with flooding have become a major issue for some residents of Rockwell, and those issues were discussed at the regular City Council meeting along with different policy reviews for public employees.      After storms in the last […]

Emergency personnel responded to this rollover accident Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of S43 and 220th Street. NICK PEDLEY PHOTO By Nick Pedley     The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a single-vehicle rollover accident Tuesday afternoon north of Chapin.     The accident occurred near the intersection of S43 and 220th Street. On-scene […]

At the 2015 People in the Park event, many youngsters took on a challenging inflatable obstacle course. After climbing through a tunnel, participants had to swing across a pit on a rope swing, as shown above. FILE PHOTO The Sheffield community will gather once again Aug. 18-21 for People in the Park, an annual event […]

Franklin County will soon start taking bids to repair the C-13 bridge. ZACH CLEMENS PHOTO By Zach Clemens Franklin County and the city of Sheffield will soon be taking bids to repair the C-13 bridge that gives Sheffield residents paved access to I-35. Construction on the C-13 bridge isn’t scheduled to begin until next spring, […]

By Zach Clemens Tractor pullers and fireworks at the City Council meeting        The Rockwell City Council approved a number of items for the Rockwell Lions Club for the upcoming North Iowa Nationals, a NTPA championship truck and tractor-pulling event.       Tim Nuehring, owner of Hefty Seeds in Rockwell and member of the Lions […]

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Dr. Ron Prestage answers questions about a planned pork processing facility at a Mason City City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 5. By Travis Fischer      Area residents packed City Hall in Mason City April 5 to offer support and opposition prior to the council’s vote on a development agreement with Prestage Foods to […]

By Travis Fischer      The Swaledale City Council approved their budget for fiscal year 2016-17 during their regular meeting on Monday, March 7.      Minimal changes were made to the budget compared to the previous year in most areas, with the one exception being the amount budgeted for Debt Service and Community and Economic […]

By Kelly McGowan     Penny Rust, 37, of Sheffield, died in a car-semi collision last night between Chapin and Hampton.     An eastbound semi driven by Antonio Marecheau, 58, of Newnan, Ga., failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of 190th Street and Highway 65, according to the Iowa State Patrol. […]

By Kelly McGowan     Penny Rust, 37, of Sheffield, died in a car-semi collision last night between Chapin and Hampton.     An eastbound semi driven by Antonio Marecheau, 58, of Newnan, Ga., failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of 190th Street and Highway 65, according to the Iowa State Patrol. […]